In "Brazenhead the Great," Mr. Hewlett describes a character and a career in which Munchausen and Falstaff are adroitly combined. Readers of Hewlett have known "Brazenhead" for some time, and have found joy in him as a perfectly unscrupulous braggart, a soldier of fortune, and a maker of mighty tales. In this volume he is at his worst — that is to say, at his best. His adventures pass belief, but they are told with a smoothness of manner and a simplicity of belief which make them quite credible. Brazenhead fights his way from cover to cover, always in love, after the Falstaffian manner, always beguiling, and sometimes imposing upon his listeners with tales of astounding valor and audacity. This story will not add to Mr. Hewlett's reputation as a writer of serious fiction; but it will add to his reputation as a man who can create a tour at force with almost unrivaled cleverness and brilliancy. –The Outlook, Volume 98 [1911